Patience First
The temptation to settle on a convenient explanation after a major aviation disaster is understandable.
The temptation to settle on a convenient explanation after a major aviation disaster is understandable.
According to the airline's statement, flight AI479 "marginally infringed" into Pakistani airspace, which remains closed for Indian airlines.
An Air India Airbus A321 operating between Delhi and Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace after a navigation system snag. The aircraft returned safely to Indian airspace following an alert from Pakistani ATC and later landed in Amritsar after a diversion to Delhi.
One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is that, in the absence of definitive findings, competing certainties have rushed in to fill the void.
The plane took off. It never landed. 260 people left the ground that afternoon, only one came back. Milan Sharma lost his sister. Now he is making sure no one forgets.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore on Air India for violation of safety norms leading to a series of flight irregularities.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday flagged off the maiden Air India Express flight from Kolkata to Ayodhya.
The airline officially took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 today, making history as the first Indian carrier to operate the aircraft type.
In a heart-stopping incident, an Air India Delhi-Mumbai flight declared an emergency moments before its scheduled landing.
The Tata Group-owned airline said that the move is expected to help Air India save $1 million annually.
